"tinker" in German to tinker flicken basteln pfuschen frickeln herumbasteln herumpfuschen Detailed translations for "tinker" to tinker 1. general to tinker(also: to cobble, to vamp up) flicken to tinker(also: to improvise sth.) basteln Some guys tinker with cars some guys, they collect stamps. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Manche Leute basteln an Autos herum, wieder andere sammeln Briefmarken. Well, tinker all you like. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Dann basteln Sie mal schön. to tinker(also: to jerry-build {jerry-built, jerry-built}, to mess/botch/screw things up) pfuschen 2. with to tinker(also: to fiddle with, to fiddle around, to fumble, quickly put together an improvised solution) frickeln{intransitive verb} to tinker herumbasteln What's that? Another gadget for me to tinker with? Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ein weiteres Gerät, an dem ich herumbasteln soll? to tinker(also: to fiddle around, to potter) herumpfuschen{intransitive verb}